奥本大学
Auburn University, AL, U.S.A
一、奥本大学简介
奥本大学于1856年建校，位于亚拉巴马州的奥本大学城。今天注册学生数为24，100人，是该州最大的校园。距美东南最大城市亚特兰大约一个半小时车程。1967年在蒙哥马利建立分校，现注册学生数为5，408人。奥本大学在130多个领域提供学位并在许多领域提供该州仅有的公共支持项目，包括农业、林业、建筑、建筑学、药学和兽医学。尤其是它在文学、科学、数学、商业、教育和工程等学院都有很强的研究项目。目前ROTC项目在军事指导方面具有非常重要的地位。奥本大学有综合性的研究生院，该院授予64个领域的硕士学位和40多个领域的博士学位，其中许多在奥本是仅有的。在农业、林业、生物和物理学、数学、工程、教育及人文科学、药学和兽医学方面都比较强。最近，比较好的研究出现在文学、社会学和商业等方面。作为研究教育和科研的综合性中心，为适应现代社会的变化，奥本开发一些研究项目。奥本大学主图书馆藏书24,000,000多册，23,000,000多件缩微资料，15,000,000件政府出版物及136,000件地图。期刊19,000多种，包括160种报纸。奥本大学图书馆的万维网为用户提供进入INTERNET及大量远程数据库，如在局域网上的CD-ROM数据库。奥本大学设农学院、建筑设计学院、商学院、教育学院、林业及野生学院、人类学院、文学院、护理学院、药学院、兽医学院、数理学院、研究生院、荣誉学院等。可授予硕士、博士学位。
二、奥本大学的各项排名
Ranking School or Department
1stDepartment of Fisheries (College of Agriculture) named the top fisheries graduate program in the U.S. by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, CSREES, June 2006
2ndSchool of Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) ranks in DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007 as second most-admired program in the nation, according to other university deans and department
3rdDepartment of Industrial Design (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) graduate program national ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
4thDepartment of Poultry Science (College of Agriculture) 2004 ranking for programs specializing in poultry processing
4thPhysicians Executive M.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among top M.B.A. programs for physician executives, Modern Physician, 2006
4thThe Interior Design program, in the Department of Consumer Affairs, in the College of Human Sciences ranked #4 by DesignIntelligence magazine, 2008
5thCollege of Agriculture Native-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
5thDepartment of Landscape Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) Southeast Region ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
6thSchool of Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) ranking for best programs in architecture nationally in DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
6thDepartment of Industrial Design (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) undergraduate program ranking for best programs in industrial design nationally by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
7thForestry research (School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences) national ranking based on citations/publications as reported in the Journal of Forestry, 2006
7thDepartment of Interior Design (College of Human Sciences) national ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
7thDepartment of Interior Architecture (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) national ranking by DesignIntelligence Magazine, 2007
9thPhysicians Executive M.B.A. (College of Business) ranking among top business schools for physician executives, Modern Physician, 2006
10thDepartment of Agricultural Economics (College of Agriculture) national ranking by the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, as reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education
10thAnimal Sciences and Poultry Science departments (College of Agriculture) national ranking service to the industry by Meat & Poultry 2004 (business journal of the North American meat and poultry industry)
11thLogistics program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s logistics and transportation programs with an undergraduate logistics major, Supply Chain Management Review, 2005
15thThe Auburn University Libraries ranking in the 2007 Princeton Review survey among 361 colleges and universities.
16thCommunity Planning Program (College of Architecture, Design and Construction) ranking in terms of faculty publication productivity, Journal of Planning Education and Research, 2004 AU Academic Rankings since 2002
17thDepartment of Rehabilitation and Special Education (College of Education) ranking nationally in Health Disciplines/Rehabilitation Counseling by U.S. News & World Report (current ranking period:2005-2007)
20thLogistics program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s logistics and transportation programs, Supply Chain Management Review, 2005
22ndCollege of Engineering African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
22ndDepartment of Industrial and Systems Engineering (College of Engineering) graduate program ranking in U.S. News & World Report, 2004
25thHarrison School of Pharmacy U.S. pharmacy programs ranking in U.S. News & World Report, 2005
26thM.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among nation’s top public business schools, Forbes, 2005
28thDepartment of Health and Human Performance (College of Education) national ranking by the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE) for doctoral programs, 2006
31stCollege of Business national rankings among public institutions by U.S. News & World Report, 2007
34thCollege of Agriculture African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
34thCollege of Science and Mathematics African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
35thCollege of Engineering ranking among public universities offering doctoral programs in engineering by 2007 U.S. News & World Report
39thM.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s public graduate programs in business, U.S. News & World Report, 2006
39thAuburn University best public institution by 2007 U.S. News & World Report
44thDepartment of Audiology (College of Liberal Arts) graduate program within the Department of Communication Disorders national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2004
46thCollege of Education graduate program ranking in the 2007 U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools” among public institutions
48thDepartment of Civil Engineering (College of Engineering) graduate program ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2005
48thAUM College of Physical Sciences African-Americans rankings for the top 100 Undergraduate Degree Producers by Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 2007
49thDepartment of Electrical Engineering (College of Engineering) ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2006
50thDepartment of Speech Pathology (College of Liberal Arts) graduate program within the Department of Communication Disorders national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2004
51stCollege of Business ranked among the nation’s best undergraduate business programs in the U.S. News & World Report 2007
51stDepartment of Chemical Engineering (College of Engineering) graduate program ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2006
53rdM.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among nation’s top business schools, Forbes, 2005
57thPublic Affairs (Graduate School) national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2008
60thCollege of Engineering ranking by 2007 U.S. News & World Report
62ndDepartment of Mechanical Engineering (College of Engineering) national ranking by U.S. News & World Report, 2006
69thM.B.A. program (College of Business) ranking among the nation’s graduate programs in business, U.S. News & World Report, 2006
76thMaster of Public Administration (College of Liberal Arts) ranking in the nation in the U.S. News and World Report survey, 2004
92ndChemistry Department's Ph.D. program (College of Sciences and Mathematics) 2007 ranking according to U.S. News and World Report
100thThe Auburn University Libraries ranking in the Association of Research Libraries among the 114 elite libraries in North America, 2005
三、奥本大学校训
THE AUBURN CREED
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.
I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully.
I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.
I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these qualities.
I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all.
I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all.
I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God."
And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it.
-George Petrie (1945)
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